Affiche Exhibition 14 May to 2 July 2007 in Arnhem ( The Netherlands )
Portrait page in the Vormbrichten , that is the magazine of the Association of
Dutch Designers, in march 2007, it is a great magazine for the Designers,
Affiche Exhibition 26 January 2007 in the city hal of Tilburg, ( The Netherlands )
a interview with The “ITEMS” the Graphic Design magazine from the Netherlands, they Write a article about me and few photos of my work, the article is writhed by Mr : Frans van Lier. Oktober 2006
The Shahnameh is the poetic recital of the oldest legendary and mythical Iranian narrations which has been written in verses by Hakim Abol-ghasem Ferdowsi (935–1020).
He spent most of his life writing it, with this work of art he became one of the greatest poets of the world.
Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, in quality as well as in quantity is the greatest classical literary work in the Farsi language; it may even be counted as one of the most important epic works throughout the world.
Ferdowsi is a poet for all times, his way of writing in the Shahnameh is simple and clear.
In this collection the generosity and bravery of the well-known Iranian heroes and their astonishing and wonderful stories, their challenges with demons, giants and witches has been written and composed with great beauty.
Even today after one thousand years, the Shahnameh as one of the few literary masterpieces of the world with its interpretation opens new doors to the great dimensions of Ferdowsi's way of thinking.
This 4th Iranian Typography Exhibition organized by the 5th color,,www.5thcolor.com
The members of the 5th color group are 4 great Graphic designers of Iran: Majid Abbasi,
Saed Meshki, Alireza Mostafazadeh, Bijan sayfouri.
Posters exhibition in the Artroom72 in Tilburg, The Netherlands,(2008)
address: ST.Josephstraat 72, 5017 GJ Tilburg www.artroom72.nl
March 16th until May 11th
Artroom72 is a small Exhibition Room located in the centre of the town of Tilburg.
It's the purpose of this still young Art Gallery to exhibit the Abstract Arts.
When you think of Abstract Art it will not be a poster that you would be thinking of in the first place.
In any case you don't think of Art when looking at the image of a Poster, unless the Poster is advertising Art, of course. Why then a Poster Exhibition anyway?
A Poster must meet all sorts of requirements like simplicity, lucidity and it should catch the attention of the passer-by.
Yet its lifespan is relatively short and after that the concept of a Poster is generally stored either in the (digital) archives or in a book. And then think of the constant stream of Posters appearing in the streets and in the media in all the countries of the world.
In 2007 I first met Alireza Siddighi. I wasn't only struck by his charm, but also by his work which meant a break-through in the stale image of Posters as I looked upon them. It's the colourful styling of his work that gives evidence of his powerful skills. Here we are talking of a clearly persistent image formation in which we can frequently see the combined action of his Iranian roots (where he worked as an independent graphical designer) and the impact of western civilization. The way he handles pictorial elements placing them in an abstract context gives me the impression to be looking at much more than a Poster.
At the Exposition about 40 Works of Art will be exhibited. The Visitor will be literally embraced by Siddighi's work.
Kees Segers
Artroom72
